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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1986 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year = 1964
| next_election = 2002 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
| next_year = 2002
| outgoing_members =
| seats_for_election = All 100 elected seats in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad
| opinion_polls =
| registered =
| majority_seats = 51
| turnout =
| image1 ={{CSS image crop|Image= |bSize=125 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=0 |oLeft=6 |Location=center}}
| leader1 = [[Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi]]
| party1 = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 =
| seats1 = 38
| seat_change1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=NT Rama Rao.jpg |bSize=125 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=0 |oLeft=6 |Location=center}}
| leader2 = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| party2 = Telugu Desam Party
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| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats2 = 24
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| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand INC.svg||bSize=170|cWidth=110|cHeight=150|oLeft=23|oTop=0}}
| leader4 = [[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
| party4 = Indian National Congress (Indira)
| leader_since4 =
| leaders_seat4 =
| seats4 = 24
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| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg|bSize=150|cWidth=110|cHeight=150|oLeft=23|oTop=05}}
| leader5 = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
| party5 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since5 =
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| last_election5 =
| seats5 = 12
| seat_change5 =
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| election_date = March 1986
| title = [[Mayor of Hyderabad, India|Mayor]]
| before_election = N/C
| after_election = Kalra Prakash Rao
| after_party = [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]
}}

The '''1986 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election''' was conducted in March 1986 to elect members to all 99 wards of the municipal corporation. The [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] emerged as the single largest party and formed the government with outside support from the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=R.J. Rajendra |date=4 April 1986 |title=A firm Majlis hold (Saga of the Ganga) |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/flipbook/20201124100343/index.html#p=39 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230722175902/https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/flipbook/20201124100343/index.html%23p=38 |archive-date=2023-07-22 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |pages=38}}</ref>

== Background ==
The election day was marked by a tense atmosphere as the [[Telugu Desam Party]] attempted to capture the polls by impersonation. TDP legislator P. Siva Reddy was caught with bombs in the Charmahal area, while another party MLA Nooka Raju was caught by police with a group of men carrying bombs and guns.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=15 March 1986 |title=Hyderabad municipal poll: MIM finishes with highest tally, parties trade charges of rigging |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860315-hyderabad-municipal-poll-mim-finishes-with-highest-tally-parties-trade-charges-of-rigging-800658-1986-03-14 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Ashok Yadav, TDP candidate for Himayatnagar division, tried to run away with a ballot box and whipped out a knife but was overpowered by a constable. Another TDP candidate, Rathod, was caught by the police with a store of country made bombs in his house.<ref name=":1" />

The AIMIM fought the election with the slogan ''"sheher hamara, mayor hamara"'' (our city, our mayor). Following the victory of the AIMIM, party chief [[Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi]] proclaimed that AIMIM was committed to the all-round development of the city and neglect of the [[Old City (Hyderabad, India)|old city]] would now end.<ref name=":1" />

AIMIM alleged [[gerrymandering]] by the state government to reduce the political power of Muslims. For example, Riyasathnagar division with an overwhelming Muslim population had 33,195 voters whereas Hindu-majority Chilkalguda division had just 6,457 voters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Iftikhar |date=4 April 1986 |title=A firm Majlis hold (Saga of the Ganga) |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/flipbook/20201124100343/index.html#p=43 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230723072624/https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/content/frontline/flipbook/20201124100343/index.html%23p=43 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |access-date=23 July 2023 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |pages=43 |quote=While Riyasathnagar division in the Old City with an overwhelming Muslim population has 33,195 voters, the Chilkalguda division in Secunderabad having a majority of Hindus has just 6,457 voters. The Government rejected the objections of the Majlis on the formation of divisions. If the divisions had been formed in a fair manner, the Majlis would have secured an absolute majority on its own.}}</ref>

== Result ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="150" |Parties and Coalitions
!Seats
|-
!Won
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}" |
| align="left" |[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)
|38
|-
| width="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]] (INC-I)
|24
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| align="left" |[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|24
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| align="left" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|12
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI-M)
|1
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|1
|-
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="2" align="left" |Total
|100
|}

== Government formation ==
The AIMIM formed the government with outside support from the Indian National Congress.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://tsec.gov.in/AbstractResultReportGhmc.se TSEC elections results]

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[[Category:Municipal corporation elections in India|Hyderabad]]
[[Category:Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]]
[[Category:Local elections in Telangana]]
[[Category:1986 elections in India]]

1986 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election - Revision history

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